A job serves many purposes. It helps put food on the table, it enables parents to send their children to school, and it gives an individual the sense of relief and dignity that comes with being able to take care of oneself and one’s family.

We know that progress for girls and women is possible. But in order to reach full participation, we need to focus on the challenges that still remain and cultivate the power, potential, and motivation of the next generation.

Bill Clinton was the first president to be elected to office after the end of the Cold War. Because he served at such a crucial global inflection point, it was his administration’s responsibility to answer a fundamental question: in the absence of any other global superpower, should the United States step back and turn inward?